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Two Connecticut doctors inducted into National Inventors Hall of Fame
By Cindy Mindell FAIRFIELD – Of the eight million patents issued in the U.S., only 487 have been chosen for inclusion in the United States Patent and Trademark Office’s National… Read more
Frank Lautenberg remembered by Jewish groups
(JNS.org and the Ledger staff) Longtime New Jersey Senator Frank Lautenberg, who died Monday, June 3 at 89 from complications from viral pneumonia, was praised and remembered fondly by… Read more
An autistic child sends a West Hartford man on a spiritual journey
By Cindy Mindell WEST HARTFORD – Ben and Leah Korenstein met in 2004 at the gravesite of Rebbe Nachman of Breslov, in Uman, Ukraine. The two – he from Framingham,… Read more
Bill Clinton’s speaking fee ignites controversy
(JNS.org) A controversy has arisen over the payment of a $500,000 fee to former President Bill Clinton to address a June 17 gala at the Peres Academic Center in Rehovot,… Read more
Alicia Keys ignores calls to boycott Israel
(JNS.org) Pop superstar Alicia Keys said on Friday, May 31 that she will continue with her planned performance in Tel Aviv on July 4, despite calls from the boycott,… Read more
BY THE NUMBERS – Who wants to be a millionaire?
According to the Boston Consulting Group’s annual global wealth report, Israel ranks 10th in the world in the number of millionaire households per population. • 5.9 million… Read more
Al-Qaida control of Syria preferable to Assad, Israeli officials say
(Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) Senior Israeli officials told Army Radio that al-Qaida control of Syria “would be preferable to a victory by Assad over the rebels.” This view is… Read more
Kerry: Time running out on peace process
(JNS.org) U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry warned that time is running out on the peace process during a speech at the American Jewish Committee’s Global Forum in Washington, DC…. Read more
Participants, volunteers sought for Tour de Shuls CT
WEST HARTFORD - Participants and volunteers are invited to take part in the Fourth Annual Tour de Shuls bike ride that helps raise funds to send Jewish children with developmental disabilities… Read more
The Temple Players opens 16th season
The Temple Players opens its sixteenth season with a staged reading of “Tribal Humor 7″ on Thursday, June 20 and Sunday, June 23 at 7:30 pm. The festival of six… Read more
